#a5b8bb

Color #a5b8bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.16 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b8bb

RGB

rgb(165, 184, 187)

HSL

hsl(188.2, 13.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.2, 11.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.46, -5.9, -3.74)

LCH

lch(73.46, 6.99, 212.37)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0214, 208.12)

HWB

hwb(188.2, 64.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bba8a5

Analogous

#a5bbb3

#a5b8bb

#a5adbb

Triadic

#a5b8bb

#bba5b8

#b8bba5

Split-complementary

#a5b8bb

#bba5ad

#bbb3a5

Tetradic

#a5b8bb

#a8a5bb

#bba8a5

#b8bba5

Square

#a5b8bb

#b3a5bb

#bba8a5

#adbba5

Shades

Color #a5b8bb mixed toward black.

#849ea2

#658186

#4c6164

#324143

#192021

Tints

Color #a5b8bb mixed toward white.

#b4c4c6

#c3d0d2

#d2dbdd

#e1e7e8

#f0f3f4

Tones

Color #a5b8bb mixed toward gray.

#a7b7b9

#a9b5b7

#aab4b5

#acb3b4

#aeb1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeba · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#acabba · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#a6baba · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b8bb]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#a5b8bb (#a5b8bb) is rgb(165, 184, 187) in RGB.

No, #a5b8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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